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Hear from the Raiders: Merriweather & Baker talk to national media; Wright State getting national coverage
3/23/2021 11:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball
After the Wright State women's basketball team's 66-62 win over No. 4-seed Arkansas in the opening round of the 2021 NCAA Championship on Monday afternoon for the Raiders' first NCAA win in program history, head coach Katrina Merriweather and Angel Baker met with the national media to talk about the win and moving on to the second round. Wright State will face No. 5 seed Missouri State on Wednesday, March 24 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
Baker finished with the game's only double-double, tallying 26 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Raiders, while Emani Jefferson also finished in double-digits with 13 points as Wright State had scoring contributions from seven different players in Monday's win.
Raider Fans can keep up with all the team's coverage via social media. For more information, follow the Women's Basketball team on Twitter and on Instagram and like Wright State University Athletics on Facebook.
Wright State's win on Monday was the first win by a No. 13 seed over a No. 4 seed since the 2012 NCAA Championship. Coming into this year's tournament, No. 13 seeds were just 9-104 all-time. Check out the highlights from ESPN:
The Raiders are receiving attention outside of the sports world too, including the opening montage to NBC News' 'Today' on Tuesday, March 23 and on MSNBC, among others.
Baker finished with the game's only double-double, tallying 26 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Raiders, while Emani Jefferson also finished in double-digits with 13 points as Wright State had scoring contributions from seven different players in Monday's win.
Raider Fans can keep up with all the team's coverage via social media. For more information, follow the Women's Basketball team on Twitter and on Instagram and like Wright State University Athletics on Facebook.
Wright State's win on Monday was the first win by a No. 13 seed over a No. 4 seed since the 2012 NCAA Championship. Coming into this year's tournament, No. 13 seeds were just 9-104 all-time. Check out the highlights from ESPN:
'𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝐵𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟'#RaiderUP | #RaiderFamily | #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/9r8gN9usKf
— Wright State Women's Basketball (@WSUWBasketball) March 23, 2021
The Raiders are receiving attention outside of the sports world too, including the opening montage to NBC News' 'Today' on Tuesday, March 23 and on MSNBC, among others.
Not just a sports story....LET'S GO RAIDERS!#RaiderUP | #RaiderFamily | #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/sRnV6lXHWw
— Wright State Raiders (@WSURaiders) March 23, 2021
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